Ted Kooser

Ted Kooser
Ted Kooser
Born	April 25, 1939; Ames, Iowa, U.S.
Occupation	Poet, professor
Language	English
Nationality	American
Education	Iowa State University (BS 1962); University of Nebraska–Lincoln (MA 1968)
Genre	Poetry, essays
Notable works	Delights & Shadows (2004); The Poetry Home Repair Manual (2005);
Notable awards	Pulitzer Prize for Poetry (2005); United States Poet Laureate (2004–2006);
Website
	www.tedkooser.net

Theodore J. Kooser (born April 25, 1939) is an American poet. He won the Pulitzer Prize in Poetry in 2005. He served as Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress from 2004 to 2006. Kooser was one of the first poets laureate selected from the Great Plains, and is known for his conversational style of poetry.